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Pan American awarded New York-Bermuda airmail contract. Washington, D.C., Jan. 15. Submitting the only bid, Pan American Airways today was awarded the contract to carry air mail from New York to Hamilton, Bermuda. In announcing the bid the Post Office Department said the following rates would prevail --.00001 cents per pound for a specified load of 800 pounds and .000005 cents per pound over 800 pounds. In the photograph, left to right: William L. Slattery, P.O. Dept. Comptroller; J. Carroll Cone, Atlantic Manager for Pan American; Roy M. North, Acting 3rd Assistant Post Master General; Harlee Branch, 2nd Assistant Post Master General in charge of air mail operations; and George H. Grayson, Asst. Director of the Division of International Postal Service, 1/15/38

Pan American awarded New York-Bermuda airmail contract. Washington, D....

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

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Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present an Irvin Willat production, The air mail with Warner Baxter, Billie Dove, Mary Brian and Douglas Fairbanks Jr

Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present an Irvin Willat production, Th...

Poster depicts a woman in the cockpit of an airplane. "By Byron Morgan, screen play by James Shelley Hamilton." "A Paramount Picture produced by Famous Players - Lasky Corp." Country of origin U.S.A. This post... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A group of men standing next to an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

A group of men standing around an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A group of people standing around a small airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of other a... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL CORPS HELPING ON AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL C...

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Protecting U.S. International aviation routings. This committee met in the State Department to recommend appropriate steps to protect and foster the development of American interests in the field of International aviation. The particular case in mind is the Pan-American route to the Orient. From the left, seated: Eugene Vidal, Director, Bureau of Air Commerce, Dpt. of Comm.; Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; R. Branch, 2nd Postmaster General in charge of Air Mail; Richard Southgate, chief of the Protocol Division, State Department; Juan T. Trippe, President of Pan-American and Witness before the group. Back row-William Miller, Bureau of Air Commerce; Rex Martin, Assistant Director of the Bureau, and Stephen Latchford, of the Treaty Division of the State Department. 10/31/35

Protecting U.S. International aviation routings. This committee met in...

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Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A group of people standing around an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

A group of people standing around a small airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Protecting U.S. International aviation routings. This committee met in the State Department to recommend appropriate steps to protect and foster the development of American interests in the field of International aviation. The particular case in mind is the Pan-American route to the Orient. From the left, seated: Eugene Vidal, Director, Bureau of Air Commerce, Dpt. of Comm.; Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; R. Branch, 2nd Postmaster General in charge of Air Mail; Richard Southgate, chief of the Protocol Division, State Department; Juan T. Trippe, President of Pan-American and Witness before the group. Back row-William Miller, Bureau of Air Commerce; Rex Martin, Assistant Director of the Bureau, and Stephen Latchford, of the Treaty Division of the State Department. 103135

Protecting U.S. International aviation routings. This committee met in...

A group of men sitting around a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information ab... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

A group of men and women standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

An old photo of a man standing next to an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MECHANICS

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MECHANICS

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Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, signs for a package of lovliness sent, via airmail, from the former airmail pilots who are taking part in the Paramount production of "Men With Wings" a story of the history of the air mail. The package happens to be Miss Marion Weldon, who is in Washington taking part in National Airmail week, and is also starred in "Men with Wings," 5/18/38

Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., M...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

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FLEET, R.H., MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR. AIR MAIL

FLEET, R.H., MAJOR, U.S.A. AVIATOR. AIR MAIL

Two men standing next to an old airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Genera... More

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

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PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, receives from Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount Starlet who is playing in the Paramount production "Men with Wings" a model of the De Haviland Liberty plane used twenty years ago for carrying airmail, sent from Hollywood as a gift from William Wellman, producer-director of "Men With Wings" a history of air mail. Miss Weldon is also taking part in National Airmail week here in Washington, 5/18/38

PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Pos...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a plane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

A group of people standing around a small airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Mail brought to Washington by Former ...ddies in Air Mail Service. ...huge batch of mail for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh ...rt and Harry G. Smith, night flyers in Uncle Sam's ...ce, arrived in Washington today. Both of these ...ddies" of Col. Lindbergh. In the photograph, left ... liam Mooney, Washington Postmaster; Shirley J. Shor ...mith

Mail brought to Washington by Former ...ddies in Air Mail Service. ......

A couple of men standing next to a small airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same ran... More

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL CORPS

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL C...

A black and white photo of a man standing in a field, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. POSTMASTER GENERAL BURLESON; PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. POSTMASTER GENERAL BURL...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of negatives in ... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

A black and white photo of an old airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MECHANICS

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MECHANICS

A group of men standing next to an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. POSTMASTER GENERAL BURLESON; PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. POSTMASTER GENERAL BURL...

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PRAEGER, OTTO, 2ND ASST. P.M. GENERAL. AIR MAIL

PRAEGER, OTTO, 2ND ASST. P.M. GENERAL. AIR MAIL

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL CORPS HELPING ON AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL C...

A black and white photo of a man standing in a field, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A group of men standing next to an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of other air mail... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

A group of people standing around an airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A black and white photo of a man in a field, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. CAPT. LIPSNER. SNAP

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. CAPT. LIPSNER. SNAP

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AIR MAIL. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

AIR MAIL. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON

A black and white photo of a man and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title and date from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection for related negative LC-H26... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. PARK AVRO AND CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. PARK AVRO AND CURTISS P...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

A group of people standing around an old airplane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 195... More

[AIR MAIL. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON]

[AIR MAIL. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON]

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A black and white photo of a plane flying over a field, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUSLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. CURTISS JN-46-H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. START OF 1ST CONTINUOUS...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. CAPT. LIPSNER. SNAP

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. CAPT. LIPSNER. SNAP

A black and white photo of a man in uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A black and white photo of a man in uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL CORPS

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. SGT. WATERS OF SIGNAL C...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

A man in uniform standing in front of a plane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Air mail pick-up demonstration - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date based on date of negat... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MAJ. R.H. FLEET, BESIDE CURTISS JN46H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MAJ. R.H. FLEET, BESIDE...

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a plane, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewi... More

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MAJ. R.H. FLEET, BESIDE CURTISS JN46H PLANE

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. MAJ. R.H. FLEET, BESIDE...

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